TV5 (India)
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Telugu |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Shreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. |
| Key people | B. R. Naidu (Chairman) Bollineni Ravindranath (MD and Editor-in-Chief) |
| Sister channels | TV5 Kannada TV5 Money TV5 USA Hindu Dharmam |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 October 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | TV5 News |
TV5 is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel in India, launched on 2 October 2007 by Shreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by B. R. Naidu (Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu) of Chittoor, who is also the current chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the owner of Nuzen Hair Oil. The channel is managed by B. R. Naidu as the chairman, with Bollineni Ravindranath serving as the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief. TV5 is perceived as a propaganda outlet for Nara Chandrababu Naidu. It has been criticized for its biased coverage of the political rivals of Naidu and his party Telugu Desam Party. The channel has been found to be in breach of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) code of ethics on various occasions.